Standing Announcement for Residential (Shelter) Services for Unaccompanied Children

The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Children's Services (ORR/DCS), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) in ORR custody.

Residential care services begin once

credit:


ORR accepts a UC for placement and ends when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.

Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by State-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UC’s age and special needs.

ORR is announcing this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to seek shelter, to include group homes and transitional foster care, care providers.

Residential care providers, operating a shelter facility, must be licensed by an appropriate State agency to provide residential, group, or foster care services for children.

All entities, funded under this FOA, must also comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement, the Perez-Olano Settlement Agreement, Case No.

CV05-3604 (C.D.

Cal., Dec.

14, 2010), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures.

ORR encourages applicants to review ORR's policies, instructions, and procedures at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design.
Related Programs

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

Department of Health and Human Services


Agency: Administration for Children and Families - ORR

Office:

Estimated Funding: $100,000,000





Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-ORR-ZU-1132

Additional Information of Eligibility:
Care providers are required to be licensed or license eligible (temporary, provisional, or an equivalent license) with license being issued, by a state licensing agency, within 60 days of award to provide residential, group, or foster care services for dependent children.

Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations.

Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.

Full Opportunity Web Address:


Contact:


Agency Email Description:


Agency Email:
app_support@acf.hhs.gov

Date Posted:
2016-05-31

Application Due Date:
2016-10-31

Archive Date:
2016-11-30



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